Personal Opinions Do Matter

[drhalle]

What I would like to know is your personal opinion of these qualities of NC cigars.

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.

5) Best Beverage while Smoking.

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.

My answers are below. Remember it's personal opinions.
Just a little info for the Gorillas to play with.

1) Gurkha, close second is Gran Habano

2) PAM

3) Lot 23's single and Padron X000 box prices at Atlantic Cigars

4)Flor de Oliva Bundles

5) Ginger Ale & Vodka

6) Edwards Tobacco in Jax

7) 50 varies a little depending on cigar tastings.

11 years this year.


Hope you have fun with this, but I think it will be interesting to see the answers.

[taltos]

Originally Posted by drhalle

What I would like to know is your personal opinion of these qualities of NC cigars.

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.

5) Best Beverage while Smoking.

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.

My answers are below. Remember it's personal opinions.
Just a little info for the Gorillas to play with.

Hope you have fun with this, but I think it will be interesting to see the answers.

1. Best presentation; Gran Habano and Oliva

2. Best tasting; Rocky Patel Vintage 1992

3. Best box and single value; Gran Habano Rothschild at Famous, box of 40 and 5 packs

4. Best bundle value; GS Red Specials at Atlantic

5. Best beverage while smoking; Stop and Shop Root Beer or Creme Soda

6. Best B&M; LJ Peretti Company in Boston

7. Number of cigars smoked in a month; about 20 in winter, about 60 in warmer seasons

8. Number of years smoking cigars; about 38, serious cigar smoking about 12.

[Bax]

Originally Posted by drhalle

What I would like to know is your personal opinion of these qualities of NC cigars.

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)...I've always loved the HDM Excal box. Black and silver. I like the Anjos wrappers and the band would be Opus X

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)... The Series V and the Tat East cost are aweome.

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)... the best value I've found is HDM Dark Sumatra and the Maria Mancini Magic Mountain.

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.... haven't bought a bundle yet.

5) Best Beverage while Smoking. Cream soda or Aizona Sweet tea.

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)... JR's was very nice and a huge selection.

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month...3 or 4. I don't smoke alot, so I've gone from Noob quantity to not so noob quality.

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars... on and off 5 years.

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That's my

[krisko]

Originally Posted by drhalle

1) Best Presentation. Perdomo ESV '91, humidor quality box

2) Best Tasting Cigar. My favorite NC right now is Olive Serie V Belicoso.

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. Oliva 'O' and 'G'. Honorable mention Perdomo Lot 23.

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar. Don't know...CFO?

5) Best Beverage while Smoking. Bacardi and Coke Zero. Honorable mention Guinness.

6) Best B&M. GA Cigar Company in Tyrone, GA.

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month. 60

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.10, avidly 1.

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[Footbag]

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)

Opus X. You know this is an good and expesive smoke just by looking at it.

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)

Padron 1964 Torpedo.

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)

Don't really smoke value smokes, but Casa Torano, La Gloria Cuban Serie R Maduro. I'd rather smoke one great cigar then 3 Good ones.

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.

I haven't bought a bundle in a long time.

5) Best Beverage while Smoking.

Coffee. Dark Coffee!

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)

Davidoff NYC

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.

20~

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.

11 years.

[Ratters]

1) Best Presentation. The Camacho Limited/Diploma are pretty snazzy in the nice trapazoid box.

2) Best Tasting Cigar. Camacho Triple Maduro

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. Sancho Panza Double Maduro (El Mejor Emerald a close second)

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar. El Mejor Esspresso, hands down. About $25 a bundle of cbid and if you let them sit a couple months they are a damned fine smoke.

5) Best Beverage while Smoking. IBC Rootbeer

6) Best B&M. Well, my local one Lil Havana is OK

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month. ~50

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars. 22

[groogs]

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)
Camacho Liberty 07
2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)
PAM Exclusivo
3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte
4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.
CFO #7
5) Best Beverage while Smoking.
Corona or Scotch
6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)
Tower Cigars
7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.
40
Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.
8 years off and on 3 years seriously

[Addiction]

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell) I'd have to pick The Don Carlos 30th Edition. The band alone is amazing.

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite) My current personal favorite is Quai D'Orsey Clara Corona.

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here) For the Box I'd have to pick Gispert. Even without a disc-out its a $54 box. Single cigar I'd pick the Sosa Wavell.

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar. Never bought one so no clue.

5) Best Beverage while Smoking. Toss up between Johnny Walker Blue and coffee.

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there) This will shock folks that know me, but I'd go with Old Virginia Tobacco - Kingstowne

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month. Typically I smoke about a box a month.

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars. 1 year and five days.

[Texan in Mexico]

Fun thread by the way...


1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)
The overall experience of the Padron Aniversario always comes to mind (simple, classic, no bells and whistles - just good tobacco)

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)
I like so many but hands down the go to is RP '92

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)
For the cost (including coupons) Taboo is hard to beat

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.
I shy away from this nowadays, been burnt a couple times

5) Best Beverage while Smoking.
Chivas and Soda

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)
It is hard to beat Corona Club in Orlando

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.
20 - 30

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.
15 years, 10 seriously as a hobby

[Kalash]

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)
Pardron 1964 anniversary series
2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)
Pardron 1964 Torpedo
3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)
Romeo y Julieta Habana Reserve
4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.
??
5) Best Beverage while Smoking.
I usually drink a beer
6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)
Mr. Stogys in Bucks County
7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.
Ive smoked about 5 so far this month (newb)
Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.
About a month or so

[rottenzombie]

Originally Posted by drhalle

What I would like to know is your personal opinion of these qualities of NC cigars.

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)................Opus X

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite).................... Forbidden X

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here).......... Fuente 858 box,Padron x000's

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar........................................... Famous Nic 3000's

5) Best Beverage while Smoking.......................................... Single Malt

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there).............................St Jorge Tobacco,St Augustine

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.................................Lots and Lots

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigar

.........years 4 or 5

[chippewastud79]

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)
Padron 40th - Hand carved, hand painted, most unbelievable box I have ever seen.
2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)
Davidoff Millennium Blend
3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)
Single - Rocky Patel Edge Missle Corojo
Box - Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label
4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.
Rocky Patel 1990 Vintage Seconds
5) Best Beverage while Smoking.
Dr. Pepper or Rootbeer
6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)
Smoky's in Ann Arbor
7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.
Most ever - about 20
This month - 8 thus far
Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.
About 6 years, ones that are worthwhile about 3 years

[krisko]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.
Rocky Patel 1990 Vintage Seconds

Oohh...good one. I have to edit my post to mention RP SG torpedo 'selects'.

[Haastility]

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell)
Opus X

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite)
[SIZE=2]Cigar Factory New Orleans [/SIZE]Tres Hermanos

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here)
Padron 3000 Maduro

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar.
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5) Best Beverage while Smoking.
Woodbridge Pinot Noir and or Merlot

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there)
Havana House for selection Mr Nice Guys back room for smoking

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.
10

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars.
2 years

[Only Fuentes]

Originally Posted by drhalle

What I would like to know is your personal opinion of these qualities of NC cigars.

1) Best Presentation. (Band, Wrapper, Box, Smell) Opus- nothing beats the smell of a humi of Opus in the morning

2) Best Tasting Cigar. (Your Personal Favorite) Monte EL 2006

3) Best Value in Single Cigar and Box. (no bundles here) SG Chateau Fuente

4) Best Value in a Bundle Cigar. JLP CCs

5) Best Beverage while Smoking. Coca Cola- don't laugh it's perfect

6) Best B&M. (You must have been there) Holt's is second to none

7) Number of Cigars Smoked in a Month.15-20

Number of Years You Have Been Smoking Cigars. 15+

Thanks